The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for an Advocacy Manager in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas (remote/home based is acceptable).
In this role, you will be responsible for developing volunteer and coalition engagement plans for assigned Advocacy Campaign or Grant-funded initiatives. Additional responsibilities include managing volunteer and stakeholder communications, conducting outreach and public education activities, and overseeing marketing and social media efforts.
This is a part time opportunity and we are looking for someone between 10-20 hours per week.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Develop and deliver specific advocacy campaign projects for assigned grant-funded program.
- Recruit coalition partners with a special emphasis on priority populations and non-traditional partner relationships. Identify needs and gaps of the coalition.
- Educate and engage key stakeholder groups in support of the campaign. Engage partners, including business related organizations and individuals, in support of the campaign
- Conduct outreach and public education activities. Convene and coordinate coalition and stakeholder meetings.
- Coordinate and oversee social marketing activities. Assist with media and social media outreach
- Maintain resolution and organizational supporter database and relations. Conduct data collection and analysis.
- Track grant expenses and compile routine grant reports. Submit invoices and requests for payments in a timely manner.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s Degree or related work experience. (Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years of experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.).
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in advocacy, public health, government, political campaigns, issue campaigns or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity.
- Minimum of one (1) year of:
- Public health experience and knowledge of public health concepts, or experience with political or issues campaigns.
- Volunteer management experience.
- Project management experience.
- Ability to communicate, build relationships, gain trust and effectively work with, train and inspire change across diverse audience of volunteers and partner.
- Ability to make presentations to organizations to enlist their support of healthy eating policy campaign as well as recruiting/engaging/mobilizing volunteers in support of the campaign.
- Ability to effectively utilize, measure and increase volunteer engagement at all levels.
- Ability to communicate strategic direction and consultation to volunteer committees, board members and partner organizations.
- Excellent organizational as well as written/oral communication skills.
- Must have the ability to travel to meetings or events.
Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
- Basic understanding of campaign organization and specific policy goals of the Voices for Healthy Kids initiative/exposure to the Policy Prism a plus.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
May 3 2019
Active Until:
Jun 3 2019
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit